Constellation class

The Constellation class was a type of Federation star cruiser in Starfleet service during the 23rd and 24th centuries. Designed for long-term independent operations, ships of this class would carry out much of Starfleet's deep-space exploration in their first eighty years of service, before being relegated to utility and support duties in the 2360s. (TNG: "The Battle", "Peak Performance"; DS9: "The Abandoned", "Waltz")

Design[]

The Constellation class built on the successes of the Constitution- and Miranda-class refits, though with a "revolutionary" 4-nacelled design that echoed the earlier Nimitz and Nelson classes. The nacelles themselves were modified LWD models, aligned in pairs above and below the ship's hull.

Service history[]

The class prototype, USS Constellation (NX-1974) was launched circa 2275. She was soon followed by the USS Sempach and several other vessels. Full production on the class would not begin until the 2280s, after nearly a decade of evaluation. The second block of Constellations was launched beginning in 2284, with more ships ordered after the "failure" of the transwarp experiment in 2285 and the resulting delay in production of the Excelsior class.

In the early 2290s, the Constellation prototype returned to dock for refit and upgrades. She underwent certification trials in sector 23006 at the time of the Khitomer Conference in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Arguably the most famous ship of the class was the USS Stargazer, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard from 2333 to 2355, and lost in the Battle of Maxia. (TNG: "The Battle", et. al)

In the 2330s, production on Constellation-class vessels slowed (but did not stop), thanks to the success of the Ambassador class class and other new designs. By 2364, however, the Constellations were considered "old and outdated," relegated to transport and utility roles, and were on the verge of being phased out entirely. Emergencies throughout the next decade pushed their retirement off until the 2380s.

Known ships[]

e Constellation-class starships
Name	Registry	Production Block	Service Dates		Status	Source
Name	Registry	Production Block	Start	End	Status	Source
Constellation	NCC-1974	Block 0 (prototype)	2274	2362	mothballed	canon
Sempach	~	Block I	2275	~	~	Litverse
Speedwell	~	Block I	2275	~	~	Litverse
Valkyrie	NCC-2590	Block II	~	~	~	canon
Hathaway	NCC-2593	Block II	2285	~	decomm'd^[1]	canon
Stargazer	NCC-2893	Block III	2326	2364^[2]	decomm'd	canon
Magellan	NCC-3069	Block IV*	2390s	2369	decomm'd	canon
Gettysburg	NCC-3890	Block VI*	~	2375	active	canon
Billings	NCC-3907	Block VI*	~	2381	active	canon / Waypoint
Victory	NCC-9754	Block VIII*	2340s*	2375	active	canon
Gihlan	NCC-9761	Block VIII*	2340s*	~	~	canon
Ceres	NCC-2513	Block II	2280s	2360s	decomm'd	Litverse / FASA
Antares	NCC-2514	Block II	2280s	2330s	active	Litverse / FASA
Cassiopeia	NCC-2531	Block II	2280s	2319	destroyed	Litverse / BotF / STA
Pisces	NCC-2515	Block II	2280s	2365*	decomm'd	Litverse / FASA
Tubman	NCC-1757-B	~	~	2368	training	Litverse / DC TNG
Cochise	~	~	~	2330s	active	Litverse
Ferrel	~	~	~	2364	destroyed	Litverse
Gibraltar	~	Block VI*	2319*	2330s	active	Litverse
Marco Polo	NCC-7219	Block VII*^[3]	2330s*	2367*	decomm'd*^[4]	DC TNG
Keppler	~	~	~	2370	active	Litverse
Antietam	~	~	~	~	~	LUG
Fading Sun	~	~	~	~	~	LUG
Vespucci	~	~	~	~	~	LUG
Windhoek	NCC-9725**	Block VIII*	2340s*	2374	active	LUG
Zodiac	~	~	~	2350s*	decomm'd^[5]	BotF
Eranos Eaoth	NCC-2106^[6]	Block IV*	2295	2370s	active	STA
Nyx	~	~	~	~	~	STA
Ratri	~	~	~	~	~	STA
Tristan	NCC-2587	Block II*	2280s	2300s	active	Starship Tristan
Jamestown	NCC-1943-B	Block IV*	2298	2328	decomm'd	SFI
Espero	~	Block VI*	2302^[7]	2310s*^[8]	active	Avenger
Hathor	NCC-3063	Block IV*	2304	~	active	Avenger
Artemis	NCC-1992	Block I*	2378*	2364	destroyed	Prospect
Huskie	NCC-2784	Block III*	2280s*	2370	active	Prospect
Nova	NCC-2501	Block II	2280s	~	~	FASA
Nebula	NCC-2502	Block II	2280s	~	~	FASA
Polaris	NCC-2503	Block II	2280s	~	~	FASA
Andromeda	NCC-2505	Block II	2280s	2350s	destroyed	FASA
Libra	NCC-2506	Block II	2280s	~	~	FASA
Sagittarius	NCC-2507	Block II	2280s	2352	lost	FASA
Pulsar	NCC-2508	Block II	2280s	2360s	decomm'd	FASA
Callisto	NCC-2509	Block II	2280s	2348	destroyed	FASA
Orion	NCC-2510	Block II	2280s	~	~	FASA
Eridani	NCC-2511	Block II	2280s	~	~	FASA
Taurus	NCC-2512	Block II	2280s	~	~	FASA
Leonid	NCC-2516	Block II	2280s	~	~	FASA
Aquarius	NCC-2517	Block II	2280s	~	~	FASA
Indiri	NCC-2518	Block II	2280s	2360s	active	FASA
Efros	NCC-2519	Block II	2280s	2360s	active	FASA
Betelgeuse	NCC-2520	Block II	2280s	2360s	active	FASA
Diadem	NCC-2521	Block II	2280s	2360s	active	FASA
Canopus	NCC-2523	Block II	2280s	2360s	active	FASA
Sirius	NCC-2524	Block II	2280s	2320s*	~^[9]	FASA / LUG
Minora	NCC-2525	Block II	2280s	2360s	active	FASA
Nayzak	NCC-2575	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Eolande	NCC-2576	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Hiraman	NCC-2577	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Hepidanus	NCC-2578	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Gordon	NCC-2579	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Brynhildr	NCC-2580	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Oswald	NCC-2581	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Mist	NCC-2582	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Browne	NCC-2583	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Skeggjööld	NCC-2584	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Hamilton	NCC-2585	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Labam	NCC-2586	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Baderon	NCC-2588	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Oranmore	NCC-2589	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Fujiwara	NCC-2591	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Kaguyahime	NCC-2592	Block II	2280s	~	~	Orion Press
Star Rover	NCC-2885	Block III	2288**	~	~	Orion Press
Pioneer	NCC-2892	Block III	2289**	~	~	Orion Press
Trailblazer	NCC-2894	Block III	2290**	~	~	Orion Press
Chosin	NCC-2950	Block III	2292	~	~	Orion Press
Pusan	NCC-2951	Block III	2292	~	~	Orion Press
Inchon	NCC-2952	Block III	2292	~	~	Orion Press
Seoul	NCC-2953	Block III	2292	~	~	Orion Press
Chipyoongi	NCC-2954	Block III	2292	~	~	Orion Press
Bartholomew	NCC-2080^[6]	Block III	2288	~	scrapped	Trekmania
Lightfoot	~	Block III	2288	~	scrapped	Trekmania
Xavier	NCC-2148^[6]	Block III	2288	~	missing	Trekmania
~	NCC-2162	Block III^[6]	2289*	~	mothballed	Trekmania
Mandela	NCC-2167^[6]	Block III	2289*	~	scrapped	Trekmania
Celeste	NCC-2890	Block III	2289*	~	scrapped	Trekmania
Reykjavik	NCC-3199	Block IV*	2290s	2360s	training	Trekmania
~	NCC-3290	Block IV*	2290s	2360s	training	Trekmania
Geronimo	NCC-3731	Block VI*	2310s	~	destroyed	Trekmania
Sphinx	~	Block VI*	2320s	2360s	mothballed	Trekmania
Calypso	NCC-6320	Block VII*	2330s*	2362*	training	Trekmania
Gainsboro	NCC-8984	Block VIII*	2340s*	2360s	active	Trekmania
Oxford	NCC-9419	Block VIII*	2340s*	2370s*	training	Trekmania
Quasar	NCC-9544	Block VIII*	2340s*	2370s	scrapped	Trekmania
Wanderer	NCC-9552	Block VIII*	2340s	~	destroyed	Trekmania
Pleiades	NCC-2504**	~	2280s	~	scrapped*	Trekmania
Damascus	~	Block I*	2278*	2320s*	training	Trekmania
Aleo^[10]	NCC-1981	Block I*	2277*	2364	active	canon
Equicon^[10]	NCC-1988	Block I*	2278*	2364	active	canon
Nightwing^[10]	NCC-8342	Block VIII*	2340s*	2364	active	canon
	~	~	~	~	~	~

Prototype = 2274 \| Block I = 2275-2278 \| Block II = 2284-2286 \| Block III = 2288-2292 \| Block IV = 2294-2299 \| Block V = 2300s \| Block VI = 2310s-2320s \| Block VII = 2330s \| Block VIII = 2340s
see also: Oberon class \| Cheyenne class \| Stargazer class \| Sagan class
~ = uncertain \| * = conjectural \| ** = altered from original source
↑ reactivated for war games in 2365, and for blockade duty in 2368 ↑ lost in 2355, recovered in 2364 (TNG: "The Battle") ↑ given as Challenger-class, a two-nacelled Constitution variant. Possibly Oberon class refit. ↑ suffered sever damage in comic, shown as active at the end, but presumed to be decommissioned to allow for Sabre-class Marco Polo by 2370s. ↑ succeeded by Zodiac class in 2365 (LUG) ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 registry number reassigned from Excelsior block ↑ scheduled to launch in 2302, but mothballed in 2304 due to lack of funding ↑ drydocked as of 2312; presumed launched following the Tomed Incident ↑ out of service by 2327 when the Rigel-class ships were launched, including the next Sirius ↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 class is conjecture

External links[]

Constellation class article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
Constellation class article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
Constellation class article at Star Trek Expanded Universe, the fanon and fanworks Star Trek wiki.

[1] reactivated for war games in 2365, and for blockade duty in 2368

[2] st in 2355, recovered in 2364 (TNG: "The Battle")

[3] ven as Challenger-class, a two-nacelled Constitution variant. Possibly Oberon class refit.

[4] suffered sever damage in comic, shown as active at the end, but presumed to be decommissioned to allow for Sabre-class Marco Polo by 2370s.

[5] succeeded by Zodiac class in 2365 (LUG)

[exl-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 registry number reassigned from Excelsior block

[7] scheduled to launch in 2302, but mothballed in 2304 due to lack of funding

[8] rydocked as of 2312; presumed launched following the Tomed Incident

[9] ut of service by 2327 when the Rigel-class ships were launched, including the next Sirius

[conj-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 class is conjecture

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